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Apartments provide 1st integrated supportive housing in county

By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com For Travis Breeding, calling SouthPointe Village Apartments home is a big step he’s been working on for quite a HOUSING while.

Breeding is a client at Janus Developmental Services, an organization based in Noblesville that provides individuals with disabilities opportunities to participate and contribute within the community. The 26-year-old has Asperger’s syndrome. SouthPointe Village Apartments in downtown Fishers are the first affordable apartments in the area that offer supportive housing for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, which allows Breeding to live on his own.

RealAmerica, a development, design and construction company based in Indianapolis, developed the complex, which consists of 62 apartments. It opened in October.

Each of the 62 units are affordable on a sliding scale, ranging from 30 to 80 percent of Hamilton County’s median household income. Thirteen units are set aside for people with intellectual or developmental

Travis Breeding, left, displays his books about helping people with autism prepare for the future. Alexandria Olsen, right, is the community supports team lead at the Janus Developmental Services off-site location in the new SouthPointe Village Apartment complex. (Photo by Anna Skinner)

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“The two biggest things it brings to Fishers and Hamilton County is much-needed affordable housing, and it’s also the integrated supportive housing for residents that have intellectual and developmental disabilities,” RealAmerica Vice President of Development Jeff Ryan said. “Both of those things are sorely missing in Fishers and

Hamilton County.”

Breeding moved into the complex about a month ago.

“I love being on my own and having my own community of people,” Breeding said.

“Being on the (autism) spectrum makes it hard to live on your own sometimes.”

Ryan said the complex offers more than just a place to live. It is in the heart of downtown Fishers, which makes it convenient for clients of Janus Developmental Services, Outside the Box, Opportunities for Positive Growth and Insights Consulting who live in the complex to walk to work or visit nearby shops and restaurants.

“Helping them live independently is a wonderful thing,” Ryan said.

Janus Developmental Services teaches clients how to navigate independent living prior to the client moving to SouthPointe Village Apartments.

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SouthPointe Village Apartments donated 1,400 square feet of space at the complex to Janus Developmental Services for off-site client meetings.

“They help their clients live independently, learn how to cook healthy, job skills, all the things they need,” Ryan said. “They staff that every day.”

Janus Development and Communications Director Jerry Jamison said Janus clients do not have to live at SouthPointe Village Apartments to receive services at the new off-site Janus Developmental Services location.

“When you come into this space, you feel welcome and valued,” Jamison said. “We look forward to seeing this space be used as one more vehicle for people with developmental differences in and around Fishers and their families to receive high-quality supports at this great and accessible location.

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OMNI Centre earns multiple awards at Philo Festival of Media Arts

By Chris Bavender news@currentincarmel.com The OMNI Centre for Public Media, in partnership with the City of Carmel, brought home several awards ACHIEVEMENT from the annual Philo Festival of Media Arts on Oct. 31. The group won 10 awards and two Philo Excellence Awards.

“It confirms that you have been given the opportunity to produce quality programming other profesLong sionals say meet the objectives or standards of community media,” said Sandra Long, Omni Centre president.

The OMNI Centre for Public Media specializes in producing and distributing digital media content for nonprofits and government entities, providing services for broadcast television, streaming audio/video, websites and social media.

The two Philo Excellence Awards were for “Winter Games,” which won for Excellence in Editing, and “Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration,” which won Best in Show.

Winter Games features several unique events, including a tricycle race on ice. (Screenshot from OMNI Centre’s ‘Winter Games’ video)

“The two projects that won the Philo Excellence Awards had a few commonalities,” Long said. “Both had meaningful or unusual content, were engaging, and both were nominated for Excellence in Editing.”

Long said “Winter Games” likely drew the attention of judges because it is a “high-energy, fun-filled winter event on a beautiful day” and includes comments from competitors and

spectators. The event featured an Ice Trike Relay, Human Curling and Human Hungry, Hungry Hippos at The Ice at Carter Green.

The piece also won first place in the Sports/Entertainment/Talk category and won a national Hometown Media Award for Best of Sports Coverage.

“Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration” won Best of Show for several reasons, Long

said.

“It has a range of content with historical and current importance. It is a well-organized event with outstanding performances by young people,” she said. “At times, the audience bounces with energy reflecting the students’ performances, and, at other times, they are teary eyed from hearing somber monologues.”

The show also received first-place awards in Arts/Cultural Awareness, Empowerment/Inspirational and Performing Arts.

“As diversity increases in Carmel, programming like this brings people together to celebrate, understand and appreciate our differences,” Long said. “This is what community programming is about and judges look for programs like this.”

Other Philo Awards were for “Festival of Lights,” “Public Art Carmel,” “Bike Safety Tips with Spokes,” “Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony” and “Overall Excellence — Access TV.” “Thanks must go to the City of Carmel, especially Nancy Heck, Melanie Brewer and the (communications) team,” Long said. “We have a collaborative relationship with them and that is why every Hometown Award and Philo Award bears their name, too.”

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Parents launch Support CCS PAC

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and inclusion initiatives, as her son has been negatively impacted by words from other students regarding his Jewish heritage.

A group primarily of Carmel parents has “It hurts my heart to think of all the work launched a political action committee created (educators) are doing that’s getting devalued to support and publicly disparaged,” EDUCATION Carmel Hannah said. “People are Clay just nasty. They’re taking Schools by endorsing and national politics and forgetfundraising for school board ting that the people they’re candidates in the 2022 elecattacking are their neightion that adhere to the disbors who care about their trict’s guiding principles. children.”

McNally Hannah Nicki McNally, a mother of Luke Reader, who moved three CCS students and one graduto Carmel in the summer of 2020 from ate, took the lead in forming Support Ohio, also has been pleased with the CCS, which, in addition to supporting education his two children are receivcertain candidates, aims to stop ing at CCS. He’s serving as the PAC’s the spread of misinformation and communications chair. promote positive happenings in the “I think there’s a lot of misinformaschools. tion going out to people living in CarReader The PAC launched in large part in mel about what’s happening in the response to another group, Unify Carmel, schools,” he said. “I think it’s really important which has announced its intentions to supto get factual, accurate information about port school board candidates who want to what the schools are doing for our students end the district’s diversity and social emoto reach the vast majority of parents living in tional learning initiatives, among other goals.

Carmel whose interaction with what’s going McNally said she is among many CCS on might be glancing through a newspaper or parents who believe the district is already looking at social media.” heading in the right direction in most areas, McNally said she is connecting with paras evidenced by its impact on their own chilents in nearby school districts to help them dren and others who are succeeding at the form similar organizations and plans to also highest levels. form a PAC that encompasses all of Hamilton “Nobody is talking about that, They’re only County. talking about indoctrination and failing test Learn more at SuportCCS.org. scores without any reference or relative information about what might have actually CCS GUIDING PRINCIPLES happened,” McNally said. “Meanwhile, the kids are continuing to graduate as National Merit • Students are at the center of every finalists, getting into top colleges, succeeddecision. ing in colleges across the state and across • A safe, non-threatening learning environthe country.” ment is essential.

Three of the five CCS school board seats • Students’ academic, social, emotional will be on the ballot in 2022. The Support CCS and physical needs must be addressed. team will vet each candidate who files for • Students and employees excel when school board to assess their alignment with held to high personal standards and the district’s guiding principles. If candidates expectations. that fit their criteria don’t step forward, they • High-quality employees are vital to the plan to seek them out and encourage them success of our organization. to run.

• Effective teaching and learning requires “We will look into finding candidates that continuous improvement. are moderate, can work with all sides and • Diverse opportunities benefit all support the mission and guiding principles of students.

CCS,” McNally said.

• Open and transparent communication Diane Hannah said she is helping launch maintains stakeholder trust.

Support CCS because she’s been thoroughly • Parent and community involvement enimpressed with the district, especially the hances student learning. efforts her son’s teacher has made to smooth • Fiscal responsibility is fundamental to his transition into kindergarten. She’s also achieving our vision. grateful for the district’s diversity, equity

DISPATCHES CCHS holiday storytelling — The Carmel Clay Historical Society will host storytelling and more Dec. 3 and 4 at the Monon Depot, 211 1st St. SW. The holiday event will include readings of “The Polar Express,” treats and hot chocolate. For more information or to order tickets, visit carmelclayhistory. org.

CCPR expands online accessibility — Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation has rolled out UserWay, an accessibility widget that provides an inclusive web experience. Website visitors can customize their experience with a variety of visual aids and the ability to select from more than 30 language settings.

The widget, which can be found in the bottom right corner of any CCPR website page and is available on mobile devices, gives users the freedom and flexibility to adapt digital content to their unique needs. UserWay expands CCPR’s efforts to make all experiences, spaces and offerings as inclusive as possible to meet the diverse needs of the community.

U.S. attorney sworn in — Zachary A. Myers was sworn in Nov. 15 as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, which includes Carmel.

President Joe Biden nominated the Myers veteran federal prosecutor to serve as U.S. attorney, and he was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Myers previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, where he served since 2014. Myers grew up in Indianapolis.

Military Veterans Hall of Fame — The Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the Class of 2022 through Aug. 1, 2022. To be eligible, the nominee must have been born in Indiana, entered military service from Indiana, lived in Indiana for a minimum of five years and have no felony convictions. A nomination form can be found at imvhof.com/nominate. To learn more about the organization or to make a tax deductible donation, visit imvhof.com.

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Carmel man takes 1st flight through teen’s nonprofit

By Jarred Meeks jarred@youarecurrent.com Trevor King, 17, of Zionsville has been interested in flying for as long as he can remember. His parents GIVING BACK don’t know where his passion originated, but he recently channeled it into a nonprofit he hopes will give people with disabilities the opportunity to fly.

“Ever since I was probably 10, that’s all I ever wanted to do,” Trevor said of his aviation pursuits.

His parents, however, were surprised by his newfound passion.

“We have no idea where (my son’s interest in flying) came from,” said Jill King, Trevor’s mother. “No one in our family, no one we know are pilots, so it kind of came out of the blue.”

When Trevor was 12, the family planned a trip to Florida for spring break. Trevor kept saying he wanted the family to fly there, and his parents couldn’t figure out why.

They suggested a road trip, but Trevor persisted. Eventually, he said he didn’t care if they flew, but he wanted to visit the airport.

“That’s when he really articulated to us (that) he loves being at the airport. He loves being in the presence of planes,” Jill said.

“Any shape, form or fashion that he could be around, that was what he was after. So, we kind of encouraged whatever his love was at that point.”

Trevor’s parents gifted him a discovery flight at 16 for his birthday, enabling him to fly for the first time in a small aircraft. He started flight lessons soon after. By 17, he was piloting his own flights in small airplanes. He now has a private pilot’s license.

During a spring break trip to Juniper, Fla., in 2020, the King family stayed with friends from Carmel. Their friends, the Clodgos, have a son named Josh, 30, who has cerebral palsy, a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. Trevor showed Josh a video of him landing a plane during their vacation, and Josh rewatched the video “hundreds of times” because he was so excited by it, Jill said.

“That’s what gave me the idea to do it,” Trevor said. “Basically, to fly (as a pilot) you have to meet certain physical standards.

And, unfortunately, a lot of people will never get the chance to do that because of phys-

Trevor King, left, pauses with Josh Clodgos the day of their Flight of Faith flight. (Photo courtesy of Trevor King)

ical or mental restraints, because it is very selective.”

Trevor noted Josh’s excitement when watching the video and promised Josh he would take him on a flight when Trevor turned 17 — which Trevor did.

“Just seeing (Josh’s) joy is unlike anything else,” Trevor said. “It was cool to have the opportunity to fly at a young age and be able to share that with other people who don’t have the opportunity to do so.”

Now, Trevor wants to bring the joy of flying to people with disablities through Flight of Faith Inc., a nonprofit he and his father, Jimmy King, recently created. They want to give people with disabilities a once-in-aliftetime opportunity to see the world from a different vantage point by flying them in a four-seat, single-engine airplane he rents and flies at the Indianapolis Executive Airport near U.S. 32. “(Trevor) is very ambitious when it comes to things like (Flight of Faith),” Jill said. “He is all about starting businesses. I think it’s something he will do more of as an adult.”

As of Nov. 12, Trevor had piloted just one Flight of Faith flight, with Josh, but he said another was scheduled within the week and more were scheduled soon after, weather permitting.

The King family has contacted organizations that work with special needs children to try to arrange more flights. They encourage anyone with disabilities who is interested in flying with Flight of Faith to contact them at flightoffaith.org or by emailing them at info@flightoffaith.org.

Trevor is a senior in high school and takes online classes through Logos Online Academy. He plans to continue pursuing his aviation dreams in college at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida.

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CHS marching band students compete in the national finals.

CiCi Welsch performs as part of the color guard.

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Sora Yeo lifts her piccolo into the air.

The Carmel High School marching band scored 97.05 points to finish second in the Music for All’s Bands of America Grand National Championships, held Nov. 11 to 13 at Lucas Oil Stadium. CHS finished behind Broken Arrow High School from Oklahoma and just ahead of Avon High School, the only other band from Indiana to make the finals.

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CFD continues tradition of giving

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com

It’s a tradition that Carmel Fire Dept. firefighter Tim Giffin cherishes.

Since 1967, CFD, with GIVING BACK the support of the Carmel community, has delivered food and gifts to families in need during the holiday season through the Community Assistance Program.

“It’s one of my favorite things we do at the Carmel Fire Dept. just because it’s such a great day, the actual giving of these goods,” said Griffin, CFD public information officer. “What I like about it is it’s very old-fashioned. The community comes out to assist. You have all the boxes and the goods in the station ready to go.”

Community members pick up gifts and food to take to families from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 11 at CFD Station 45, 10701 N. College Ave. “Some off-duty firefighters deliver as well,” Griffin said. “It’s open to anyone that wants to volunteer. They’ll drive through and we’ll bring them the goods. If they have kids, there are toys. If someone has a bigger trunk or a truck, they might take two deliveries. After you drop off one set, if you

Volunteers prepare for the first vehicle to arrive and pick up boxes of food and gifts to deliver to a community member. (Photo courtesy of Tim Griffin)

want to come back you can.”

Griffin said the goal is to assist 200 families. Boy Scouts help firefighters package the boxes.

“The last couple of years have been tough on people (during the COVID-19 pandemic) more than ever,” Griffin said. “Two things that are great is we can help people and we can come together as a community for one common goal.”

Those interested in being a delivery driver can email CAP@carmel.in.gov.

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Catholic church offers free Thanksgiving meals

By Chris Bavender news@currentincarmel.com Thanksgiving is a day for not only giving thanks but sharing food with family and friends. But not everyone HOLIDAY can afford all that goes into the meal, or be with loved ones for the holiday. That’s why St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church, 11441 Hague Rd. in Fishers, is hosting its seventh annual free Thanksgiving dinner for the community.

The event was the idea of Fishers resident Buddy LeRose.

“Even before COVID, our main purpose was to make it for anyone in the community, so those in need or those who would be alone, had a place to go on Thanksgiving and get a meal,” LeRose said. “We have had people who are homeless come and elderly people whose kids are going to be with the inlaws and they are alone, and we have had some church families who may have four or five kids and are away from their families and don’t want to travel with kids, so they come.”

The meal is offered in partnership with the Good Samaritan Network, which provides the food. In its inaugural year in 2014, the church served 50 people and found it had an excess of food, which was donated to the Crane House in Indianapolis. Each year, the number of meals served has grown, with 300 people enjoying the meal in 2020.

LeRose said the church tries to make the day as enjoyable as possible, providing live music and games for the kids.

“We don’t want it to be just about getting food and eating and leaving,” he said.

“We want people to stay around a bit and enjoy the music and feel like a part of the community.”

The dinner will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Craig Willy Hall behind the church.

The menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, rolls and dessert.

Pickup and carryout also will be available.

Reservations aren’t required but meals can be reserved. For more, contact the church at 317-517-4256.

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Make the most of every new day Commentary by Lorene Burkhart Every day arrives with new challenges and opportunities. Just for fun, I multiplied my years times 365 days PLAIN TALK to see how many days I have lived (more than 31,600). It’s a bit overwhelming to think about how they have been used or wasted.

I think about my new great grandson, who is now about 5 months old. Every day for him means growing and developing his physical and mental being. Every day for me means shrinking or losing some of my physical and mental self. Ironic, isn’t it, that we spend the first part of our lives becoming fully developed and the last part watching it gradually diminishing as we go through the cycle of life.

Contemplating this from beginning to end creates pesky thoughts about what I did with all that time. Was my life purposeful? Did it make a difference beyond creating two new lives?

The challenge each day is to have a plan that will serve a meaningful purpose. It’s so easy to slide into habits that just sustain another day, but at the end of it, what can be said for its value?

My sons have always laughed about Mom’s daily list, but I’ve noticed that they organize their time using their electronic devices. I enjoy watching them employ some of the strategies that I’ve used to accomplish their goals.

Will I have just another 365 days, or will it stretch to another 1,000 (by then I’ll be 90)? We don’t know, but we can continue to do our best every day, stretching the hours to accomplish new goals.

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Cornerstone Lutheran Church senior pastor retires

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Luther Brunette has watched as his flock has steadily grown the past 28 years.

Brunette’s final service as the FAITH senior pastor at Cornerstone Lutheran Church was Nov. 21.

Brunette arrived at what was then called Carmel Lutheran Church in June 1993 from a senior pastor position in St. Louis.

“At the time, the congregation or disciples, followers of Jesus, as we call them, was 700,” said Brunette, who has been a pastor for more than 41 years. “Now we are up to 3,500 with the three sites. We’ve been blessed to mirror the growth of our community and just make an impact on people’s lives with the gospel. It’s just been a joy to see. This has been a dream come true, an answer to a prayer. Carmel has been a wonderful community for us to raise our children and to see people’s lives change with the hope and peace of the gospel.”

The church’s name was changed to Cornerstone Lutheran when campuses were added in Fishers and downtown Indianapolis in 2016.

Brunette, 66, was the senior pastor for all three sites.

“I mostly preached at the Carmel site, but I moved around as well to the Fishers and Indianapolis sites,” he said.

There were site pastors at the other campuses. Brunette, a Carmel resident, said he believes Cornerstone has done a strong job of preparing for the transition after Brunette announced his retirement plans two years ago.

“Scott Geiger was elected the senior pastor-elect a year ago,” Brunette said. “Nor-

Luther Brunette has retired after serving nearly 30 years as a pastor at Cornerstone Lutheran Church. (Photo courtesy of Cornerstone Lutheran Church)

mally, a congregation will lose 10 percent of its people when a longtime pastor retires.

We’re hoping to avoid that by the grace of God. We have a great staff. We have seven full-time pastors at the three sites.”

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, all three campuses livestreamed services.

Now the livestream is only from Carmel.

“We’re trying to get people to come back in person, which has been a challenge,” he said. “God has been good and our offerings have stayed up. We’re starting to get volunteers to help out. Our outreach programs in the city have been a blessing.”

Brunette and his wife, Kris, have two adult children, Rebecca and Daniel, and five grandchildren living in Carmel and one child, Bethany, and two grandchildren living in Wisconsin.

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CHS linebacker Heldt was huge presence on defense

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com A significant growth spurt turned Carmel High School junior outside linebacker Will Heldt into a major force this season.

Heldt went from 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds at the end of the 2020 football season to 6-5 and 225 pounds.

“It was a long offseason of growth and weight gain,” Heldt said.

In his first varsity season, Heldt led the Greyhounds in total tackles with 108, including 61 solos and 11 tackles for loss.

Heldt, who was named all-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference, also had four sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception.

“He played so well all season but especially the last three weeks,” CHS coach John Hebert said. “He is a very tough guy that has a passion for the game. He studies the opponent very thoroughly. His technique at outside linebacker was very good.”

Heldt played inside linebacker for the junior varsity team but switched to outside this year.

“I think I prefer to play outside because

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Favorite athlete: Darius Leonard.

Favorite vacation spot: Gulf Shores, Ala. I think I like playing in space a little more,” Heldt said. “I think as I gained experience, I definitely got better as the year went on and learned what I could throughout the

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Junior Will Heldt was the top tackler for the Carmel High School football team. (Photo by Greta Gaynor)

year.”

Heldt said his tackling has always been strong.

“I think I got better at block shedding and overall knowledge of what to do and when,” he said.

Heldt said the defense improved as well.

“We were giving up a good amount of points,” Heldt said. “We started tightening up. We were improving. We have a lot of guys coming back next year. We lost some key players and some great players.”

Heldt said the team had great camaraderie.

“I don’t think I’ve been a part of a team I was so emotionally invested in,” Heldt said.

“Spending time with the guys was the best part of the season.”

The Greyhounds, who were ranked No. 4 in the final Class 6A rankings, finished 9-2, losing to No. 5 Brownsburg in a 6A sectional championship game. Their only other loss was to 6A No. 1 Center Grove.

Heldt suffered a boxer’s fracture in his hand during the game against Lawrence Central in the regular-season finale.

“I had a splint on it, and I just wrapped it up with tape,” he said. “I just played through it.”

Heldt said he is in the college recruiting process now.

“I want to get bigger, stronger and faster,” he said. “I just want to work on technique and everything that involves my position.”

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Late night conversations Commentary by Jim White One of the most common questions I get asked is, “How can I get my teenager to talk to me?”

PARENTING Today’s teens seem to always have their earbuds in, their computer on or their attention on their phone. In today’s world, to get some quality time with a teenager, parents have to be creative. Here is an idea.

You may have noticed that teenagers like to stay up late. You also will find that late at night they will be more likely to open up to you and just talk.

So here is what you do. Say goodnight at your normal time and head up to bed. Next set your alarm for 1 a.m. When the alarm goes off, wander downstairs. Announce to your teenager that you are having trouble sleeping and start making yourself a snack.

Hopefully, by now they have at least acknowledged that you are in the room. Offer to make them something as well.

Then look for an opening to ask a simple question. For example, if they are playing a video game, you could say “Who is winning?” Then just wait and eat your snack.

The key is not to bombard them with questions. Just listen. Stay present with no agenda. Sometimes they will open up and share what is going on in their life. Other times they won’t.

If they start talking, resist the urge to offer advice or “fix” their problems. Again, just listen. After a little while, say, “I need to get some sleep, goodnight.”

A few of these late night encounters can go a long way toward building connection and trust with your teenager. Who knows, eventually they may even talk to you during the day.

Carmel resident Jim White is a family enrichment coach and the founder of The Successful Family, which provides coaching and educational content designed for parents with teenagers. He can be reached at jimwhite@ thesuccessfulfamily.net.

If they start talking, resist the urge to offer advice or “fix” their problems.

Again, just listen.

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COMMUNITY Invasive species trade-in program — The Hamilton County Invasives Partnership and Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District are offering an invasive species trade-in program. For a limited time and as supplies last, property owners can show proof of removal of an invasive species on their Hamilton County property and receive one five-gallon native species specimen valued at more than $50 for free. The three native species available for trade include American hornbeam, hop hornbeam and tulip poplar. Invasive species include callery pear, burning bush, Japanese barberry and Norway maple. Learn more at hcinvasives.org.

Teen muralist sought — The Carmel Clay Public Library is soliciting designs from teen artists for a mural for the

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new teens space at the renovated Main Library. Young people in grades 9 through 12 who live or attend school in Carmel are invited to submit their concepts to the library through Dec. 15. The winning artist will receive a $2,000 stipend and have their work transformed into a wallcovering that will become the focal point for the new space. Complete contest details are available at carmelclaylibrary.org/teens.

HSHC receives energy rebates — The Humane Society for Hamilton County moved into a state-of-the-art facility in April and qualified for more than $24,000 energy efficiency rebates from Duke Energy Incentive Programs. The project used both the Duke Energy Mid-Stream HVAC program and their prescriptive lighting program to capture

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rebates for the high efficiency lighting and occupancy sensors. The 40,000-square-foot facility uses 42 percent of the energy used per square foot compared to its previous Noblesville location.

Student teachers eligible for scholarship — Female student teachers in Hamilton County are eligible for a $200 scholarship for the winter/spring semester from DKG-Beta Tau, an international teacher honorary. Explanation of how the student teacher plans to use the funds will be part of their application, as well as attending one of the DKG-Beta Tau meetings to receive the award. For more on the application, please contact demuthrebecca@yahoo. com by Nov. 30.

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After securing evacuation for Afghan relatives, brothers aim to help others find stability

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The danger was all too familiar for Sharif and Tim Siddiq.

With the Taliban gaining control of Afghanistan in August only days after the U.S. withdrew its troops, the brothers, born in the U.S. Embassy hospital in Kabul, knew that many of Sharif Siddiq their relatives and friends were in grave danger, either because they had supported the U.S.-backed government or could be connected to someone who did.

So, Tim got to work, Tim Siddiq petitioning state leaders to use their political ties to help his family find a way out. His relatives weren’t given much hope for evacuation from those on the ground looking to secure their escape, but Tim never lost heart.

“All of them were telling (my relatives), ‘You’ve got a 1 percent chance we’re going to get you guys out,’ but I said, ‘It’s 100 percent,’” Tim said. “God has always protected our family.”

The wait wasn’t easy, and Tim, an Indianapolis resident and father of five, ended up in the hospital because of the stress, induced by an evacuation deadline and navigating through thousands of documents and emails that included everything from threats to pleas for help. But he was proven right. On Oct. 20, more than 20 of his family members secured a flight to Qatar, thanks to the compassion of the nation’s foreign minister, Tim said, where they are living until space opens up for them in a refugee camp in the U.S. The brothers were relieved, much as they were the first time their family fled Afghanistan in 1979.

FLEEING FROM HOME Sharif, a Carmel resident and father of two, said he and his brother enjoyed a happy childhood in Afghanistan. They have fond memories of flying kites in their spare time and exploring as their mother worked on

Tim Siddiq, left, joins his father, Mir A. F. Siddiq, at a relative’s wedding in the early 1990s. It was one of the last times he saw his father. (Photo courtesy of Tim Siddiq)

plein air paintings in some of the nation’s most beautiful settings.

Their parents had met at Indiana University, where their father, Mir Siddiq, was pursuing a doctorate in education administration and their mother, Patricia Foley Siddiq, was working on a master’s degree in art education. The couple married and moved to Afghanistan, where they welcomed three sons. Mir worked in the nation’s ministry of education from 1966 to 1978, becoming Afghanistan’s acting minister of education in 1973 in the cabinet of President Mohammed Daoud Khan.

The brothers will never forget the day their idyllic life crashed to a halt in late April 1978. They were playing outside when two jets flew overhead so low and fast that a sonic boom busted out glass in their home.

They spent the rest of the night barricaded inside, an armed servant guarding the door, listening to the sound of machine gun fire, mortar rounds and helicopters. The Saur Revolution had begun, and within hours the president and his entire family were dead.

This was bad news for Mir, whose political ties made him a target of the insurgents. But for some reason — Tim thinks it’s because his father was married to an American — Mir was the only non-Communist

former cabinet member not to be executed.

Instead, he was put on house arrest, and in 1979, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar helped him secure a spot on the last flight out of Kabul before the Soviet invasion. He joined the rest of his family, which had been evacuated several months earlier, in Indiana, eventually settling in Brown County.

But in 1992, a recently divorced Mir surprised his family and decided to return to Kabul, where he worked in the administration of Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah.

“He always had a desire to go back and help the people of Afghanistan,” Sharif said.

“He had a prominent position in Afghanistan. A lot of people looked up to him, and he felt like he wasn’t able to help them from here.”

Much to their dismay, Sharif and Tim never saw their father again. He died of natural causes in 2001 after additional political unrest led him to flee in 1996 to Pakistan.

BEING THEIR VOICE More than 40 years after the Siddiq family first fled Afghanistan, it became clear that their relatives remaining there would need to follow suit.

Almost as soon as the Taliban regained control of the nation in August, life began to change. Tim said his college-educated female relatives were told they could no longer work, and other family members were threatened, beaten or had property stolen.

Sharif and Tim feared their relatives’ lives were in danger.

Tim, president and CEO of Indianapolis-based freezer warehouse MW Cold, has long been interested in politics and through the years had made connections with several Hoosier elected officials. He is especially close with Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a fishing buddy, and he reached out to see what Rokita could do.

While coordinating evacuations is not typically part of the attorney general’s job, Rokita felt compelled to help, especially since he believed the federal government wasn’t doing enough to evacuate Afghan allies in harm’s way. He connected the Siddiq family with officials in Qatar, sent an official letter asking for help and worked to assist where he could.

“I had a chance to leverage various relationships, inside the state, outside the state and outside the country,” Rokita said. “We kept pressing and pressing and pressing, and it worked. There were times we thought there’s no way in hell (it would happen), based on what we were hearing on the news, but it’s an example of persistence and how God helps people who help themselves.”

The Saddiq’s have a lengthy list of friends and connections in Afghanistan they still hope to evacuate, and others with ties to the nation have reached out to Tim to see if he can help. He’s always willing to try.

“I have to, because they have to have a voice here, somebody that can fight for them,” he said.

ON THE COVER: From left, Sharif Siddiq and Tim Siddiq hold a flag presented to their family. The flag flew at Bagram Airfield on March 6, 2020. (Photo by Ann Marie Shambaugh)

A NEW HOME Sharif and Tim Siddiq are not the only employees at MW Cold, a freezer warehouse in Indianapolis, forced to flee their home nation.

Mukhtar Ibrahim began working there as a teen in 2008, not long after moving to the U.S. Born in Somalia, his family became refugees in the 1990s as the Ibrahim nation experienced civil war. He lived in several nations before spending 10 years in Syria awaiting a permanent new home.

The Catholic Church helped relocate his family to Indiana in 2007 and led him to his first job as a sanitation worker for MW Cold. Ibrahim, an Indianapolis resident, worked his way up through the years and is now the warehouse supervisor for the company.

Ibrahim became a U.S. citizen five years ago.

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HUMOR

No laughing matter?

On the hunt for ‘me’ time

Commentary by Terry Anker

Commentary by Danielle Wilson

Nobody likes to be mocked. In fact, it might be at the bottom of the list of things that we adore. Since we all universally dislike it so much, one might think that we’d stop doing it to each other. The problem is that taunting remains a near surefire way to get a reaction, even to knock someone off their center. Through these many years of human civilization, we’ve learned a lot about how to get others to do as we please. To make fun, as the insidious little couplet goes, may be enjoyable for the provoker but is most assuredly not for the target. And it appears that being laughed at is very different than laughing.

Why do we care so much? To mock is simply to ridicule our attire, attributes, ideas, or preciously held possessions.

Does it really matter what someone else thinks? Mocking the truth doesn’t make it any less the truth. Mocking us doesn’t make us any less us. But if we are mocked, the weak in our social group may shun us, afraid to confront that the mocking might then be directed at them.

Shame and humiliation are powerful, if not overused, tools to control behavior. Perhaps they should be. Still, what is their proper limitation? When does mocking become bullying? When are we not allowed to imagine a different, at least different from the prevailing opinion, truth without risking real harm at the hands of a powerful government, or academy, or business? Is it our moral obligation to resist the bully or to protect our families, and ourselves, from the harm of ridicule, or worse? Is greatness borne from resisting the mob or from acquiescence to it? Is there virtue in contrarianism? Is there virtue in subjecting one’s beliefs to the scrutiny of the majority?

Ah, to be a hunting widow. There was a time when I dreaded weekends in November, and December, and occasionally January, and it had nothing to do with the bleak wintry weather or the prospect of holiday-induced anxiety. My husband Doo would selfishly disappear, literally into the woods for days on end while I was left to manage four little kids, the house, and my increasingly questionable sanity. But now, with basically an empty nest, I look forward to this most precious of seasons and relish my role as the wife of a deer hunter.

Doo and I have both discovered that mini breaks from each other are not only healthy for our relationship, but often necessary. The very reason we’ve been together for so long is that we complement one another. His spontaneity and enthusiasm for people balances my anal-retentiveness and penchant for quiet moments alone. He’s the yin to my yang, the alpha to my omega, the Chandler to my Monica. But those very differences also drive us bat-poo crazy, and we’ve found that short separations help our marriage re-center.

So while he’s off gleefully telling flatulence jokes, drinking beer and plotting Bambi’s demise with his bro friends, I’m able to do my own thing, which may or may not include closet purging, dinner and a show with our youngest, and falling to sleep before eight while reading my latest smut novel. We each are able to recharge our batteries and remember why we still like “us.” Absence does indeed make the heart grow fonder, at least in the Wilson home.

Hello, my name is Danielle. And I love being a hunting widow.

Peace out.

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Live today. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow.

Just today. Inhabit your moments.

Don’t rent them out to tomorrow.”

—JERRY SPINELLI

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FROM THE TEAM AT CURRENT PUBLISHING, SEASON’S GREETINGS!

Shop local to avoid shipping delays this year

As we all inch back to normal (however that’s defined these days), we’re hopeful you and yours will have an opportunity to return to family traditions that, perhaps, were sidelined as a result of the pandemic last year. We’re all for discretion when it comes to health and wellness, but this seems to be the season when everything gets back on the rails.

That is our anticipation, anyway.

Considering that, those traditions that might have had a year off, in many cases, are back at center stage. In Current’s annual holiday section, Gifts 2021, we take a closer look at a variety of family customs, any or many of which may prove an inspiration to you to launch one or more new rituals of your own.

In addition, Santa’s back, and we highlight some of his customary appearances. We also have a rundown on unique gifts one can find across the communities Current serves, a loaded listing of all the season’s events (lots to do outdoors and lots more to do indoors, courtesy of arts and entertainment venues and acts) and some recipes and other goodies to make your ramp up to the season a little brighter.

More than anything, we send you our sincere and best wishes for a fun and fulfilling holiday season, on any scale, as well as a healthful end of the year and new year.

An array of factors has led to disruptions in global supply chains, affecting many companies’ ability to deliver gifts in time for Christmas. However, officials in Boone and Hamilton counties believe shopping locally can be a solution for residents and families this holiday season.

The disruption of global supply chains has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors that were in motion before the pandemic started, Boone County Economic Whitehead Development Corp. Executive Director Molly Whitehead said.

“I think the pandemic played a role in it, but even if we look pre-pandemic, we were having some pretty big workforce shortages prior to 2020, anyway,” Whitehead said. “I think the pandemic just kind of sped things along.”

Overseas, where many goods are manufactured, some nations have dealt with continued lockdowns and other measures that have hindered the ability to operate at pre-pandemic levels. Workforce shortages also have plagued companies around the globe, Whitehead said.

“Cargo ships are just waiting outside of the Los Angeles port because they can’t get unloaded fast enough or because there aren’t either enough workers to unload them or trucks to take them,” Whitehead said. “And you have even locally a

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shortage of truck drivers able to deliver the product. Companies that have seen massive increases in their business, some may be weeks behind in delivering their product and just cannot produce it fast enough.”

To avoid shipping delays and the accompanying stress, Allyson Gutwein, executive director of the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce, said shopping local is a sure way of ensuring gifts will be wrapped in time this holiday season.

“If you are buying things locally, you are buying things that are in stock,” she said.

According to a 2018 small business economic impact study conducted by American Express, 67 cents of every dollar spent at small businesses stay in the local community.

“There is likely going to be more availability for different sorts of products and unique items that people can purchase,” Whitehead said.

Visit Hamilton County President/CEO Brenda Myers said supporting small businesses after more than a year of financial uncertainty is crucial for their survival.

“The No. 1 reason to shop local if you are vaccinated and can shop local is you get much better service, and it’s not just a supMyers ply chain issue to me,” Myers said. “First of all, you can go and see the product and find a product that is available. You can meet the seller face to face and have that customer service that I think is so important today. You keep those dollars close to home.”

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The Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel will present a variety of holiday shows this season. Visit TheCenterPresents.org for tickets and COVID-19 protocols. Performances include:

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Some holiday favorites SHERRI NEWKIRK About: Indianapolis, manager at Linden Tree in Noblesville What is your favorite Christmas movie? “Probably ‘Miracle on 34th Street.’”

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Do you put up your tree as soon as possible after Halloween, or do you wait until after Thanksgiving? “I do it after Thanksgiving.”

What is the best gift you have ever received? “The best present I ever got was a trip from my kids.”

What is the best gift you have ever given? “The gift of love and time.”

I have to wait until after Thanksgiving.”

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What is the best gift you have ever received? “The best gift I’ve ever gotten was a vacation to The Bahamas.”

What is your favorite Christmas movie? “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.”

What is the best gift you have ever given? “The best gift I’ve ever given was also travel. We bought a package for my parents so that they could get away for about three days to Nashville, Tenn. We had all the entertainment set up and everything, and they loved it.”

Do you put up your tree as soon as possible after Halloween, or do you wait until after Thanksgiving? “I have to wait.

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ANGELA GAPINSKI About: Westfield, owner of Root 31 in Westfield What is your favorite Christmas movie? “Home Alone.”

Do you put up your tree as soon as possible after Halloween, or do you wait until after Thanksgiving? “I have changed in my adulthood. My birthday is on Nov. 22, and now that is like my birthday gift: I get to put up the Christmas tree. I’m a sooner rather than later type of person.”

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received? “When I was young, my family lived on a farm, and I did get a pony. A real, live, actual pony. My dad made us tread out in the snow to the barn to read the Christmas story, and there was a big bow on one of the stalls.”

What is the best gift you have ever given? “My sister and I lived in Chicago together, and one year we did random acts of kindness from Thanksgiving all the way to Christmas Day, and we made my dad a video of us doing things for a six-week period. We gave him a disc drive of things we did for him that he had no idea about for the whole month.”

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CARMEL CARMEL CHRISTKINDLMARKT The German-inspired market features more than 45 huts with vendors selling gift items, holiday decor and a variety of food and drink options.

When: 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays and noon to 9 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 20 to Dec. 24.

Special hours of operation are noon to 9 p.m. Nov. 24, noon to 9 p.m. Dec. 20 to 23 and noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 24. The market is closed Nov. 25.

Where: Carter Green, 10 Carter Green Cost: Free admission More info: CarmelChristkindlmarkt.com THE ICE AT CARTER GREEN Reserve a spot to skate at the outdoor ice rink by booking a time slot in advance at TheIceatCarterGreen.com. In addition to skating, The Ice at Carter Green will feature several special events, including ice carving competitions in January and The Carmel Winter Games in February.

When: Visit website for details about daily skating times and events.

Where: Carter Green, 10 Carter Green Cost: Skate sessions are $10 for adults and $8 for children 10 and younger. Skate rentals are $4.

More info: TheIceatCarterGreen.com HOLIDAY WALKING PATH Enjoy beautifully lit holiday décor throughout Clay Terrace, including several large ornaments on the lawn and ornamental seating along Clay Terrace Boulevard.

When: The best time to view the display is between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 24.

Where: Throughout Clay Terrace Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com CARMEL HOLIDAY TROLLEY The Carmel Holiday Trolley transports shoppers and diners through the Arts & Design District, Midtown and Carmel City Center.

When: Fridays 5 to 9 p.m., Saturdays 2 to 9 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 18 Where: Trolley stops are at the west side of the Carmel Christkindlmarkt, 10 Carter Green; Carmel City Center across from Manelé Cafe, 703 Veterans Way; Elm Street and Monon Bouelvard; the surface parking lot at the Indiana Design Center, 200 S. Range Line Rd.; Main Street near Agave Bar & Grill, 31 E. Main St.; and Main Street near Bub’s Burgers, 210 W. Main St. Cost: Free More info: HolidaysinCarmel.com

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Support locally owned small businesses, many of which will operate with extended hours and offer specials throughout the day.

When: Nov. 27 Where: Throughout the city SANTA SATURDAYS Visit with Santa in the Santa House. A photographer will be on site Dec. 4 When: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays Nov. 27 through Dec. 18. Pet days with Santa will be on Dec. 15 and 17.

Where: Indiana Design Center parking lot, 200 S. Range Line Rd. Cost: Free admission More info: HolidaysinCarmel.com SANTA PHOTO EXPERIENCE Cherry Hill Programs will capture photos as guests visit with Santa.

When: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Christmas Eve from Dec. 3 to 24 Where: Clay Terrace, 14311 Clay Terrace Blvd.

Cost: Various photo packages are available.

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VISIT WITH SANTA Santa Claus will stop by Carmel City Center to visit with children and families.

When: 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 3 Where: Kits & Kaboodle Classic Toys, 723 Hanover Pl. Cost: Free More info: CarmelCityCenter.com SLEIGH RIDES Complimentary sleigh rides will travel through Clay Terrace.

When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, 10 and 17 Where: Clay Terrace Village Green, near Meridian Music, 14300 Clay Terrace Blvd.

Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com SANTA’S ARRIVAL AND TREE LIGHTING Guests can decorate a holiday flag and cheer Santa as he parades along Clay Terrace Boulevard to arrive at Clay Terrace. A Christmas tree sponsored by L&M Garden will be lit for the first time this year.

When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 4 Where: Clay Terrace Village Green, along Clay Terrace Boulevard Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com

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REINDEER MEET AND GREET Stop by Clay Terrace to meet Santa’s reindeer.

When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 4, 11 and 18 Where: Clay Terrace Village Green near Hoosier Sister, 14390 Clay Terrace Blvd.

Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com HOLIDAY SIP + SHOP Visitors can enjoy holiday shopping with the locally owned merchants at Carmel City Center while enjoying special sales and promotions and sipping on complimentary white wine and cocktails.

When: 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 4 Where: Carmel City Center, 720 S. Range Line Rd. Complimentary wine tastings and cocktails will be available at Forever Gallery Tattoo, Linden Tree Gifts, The Imperial Spa and Fishman Fine Jewelers.

More info: CarmelCityCenter.com HOLIDAY IN THE ARTS DISTRICt The event includes visits from elves and reindeer, carolers, trolley rides, a visit from Santa, special activities and more.

When: 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 4 Where: Carmel Arts & Design District Cost: Free to attend More info: CarmelArtsandDesign.com PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA Bring your furry friends to get their holiday photo with Santa at Clay Terrace.

When: 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 and 13 Where: Clay Terrace Santa photo set, 14311 Clay Terrace Blvd.

Cost: Various photo packages available More info: Reserve a spot at reservations. cherryhillprograms.com. ClayTerrace.com VISIT WITH SANTA Santa Claus will stop by Carmel City Center to visit with children and families.

When: 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 10 Where: Hey Little Diddle, 730 S. Range Line Rd. Cost: Free More info: CarmelCityCenter.com COOKIES WITH CLAUS Visit Santa’s workshop to make cookies with Santa. The event will have cookies to decorate, holiday crafts and story time with Santa.

When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 11 Where: Clay Terrace Santa photo set, 14311 Clay Terrace Blvd.

Cost: Free More info: ClayTerrace.com MEET ME ON MAIN In December, the Second Saturday Gallery Walk will include shopping and entertain-

ment at galleries throughout the Arts & Design District.

When: 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 11 Where: Carmel Arts & Design District More info: CarmelArtsandDesign.com MOVIES AT MIDTOWN Seasonal movies will be shown on the big screen.

When: Various times on Saturdays through Dec. 25 Where: Midtown Plaza, 365 Monon Trail Cost: Free More info: MidtownPlazaCarmel.com FISHERS/GEIST WINTERFEST Winterfest will include an outdoor ice-skating rink, various events throughout the season and more.

When: Various times Nov. 20 to Jan. 1 Where: Civic Plaza, 5710 Lawrence Village Pkwy., Lawrence Price: Ice skate rental is $10 per adult, $5 per child For more: visitlawrenceindiana.com/ events/winterfest/skate-rink/ A MERRY PRAIRIE HOLIDAY Conner Prairie will offer activities for the whole family, such as the Kringle’s Carousel, Selfies with Santa and Historic Holidays.

When: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Nov. 26 to Dec. 19, Dec. 21 and Dec. 22 Where: Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers Cost: $11 members, $22 non-members For more: connerprairie.org/explore/ things-to-do/merry-prairie-holiday/ BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Enjoy a buffet-style breakfast as Santa visits with children individually.

When: 8:30 and 11 a.m. Nov. 27, Nov. 28, Dec. 4, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 18, Dec. 19 Where: Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers Price: Adult members are $21.95, youth members are $11.95, adult non-members are $24.95 and youth non-members are $14.95 For more: connerprairie.org/explore/ things-to-do/breakfast-dinner-with-santa/ A LAWRENCE CHRISTMAS A Lawrence Christmas will include a holiday parade, tree lighting and more.

When: Parade begins at 5 p.m. Nov. 27 with tree lighting to follow Where: Civic Plaza, 5710 Lawrence Village Pkwy., Lawrence Cost: Free For more: visitlawrenceindiana.com

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holiday CALENDAR MCCORDSVILLE TREE LIGHTING Participate in holiday activities, hear from a student choir and witness the tree lighting.

When: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1 Cost: Free Where: McCordsville Town Hall, 6280 W. County Rd. 800 N., McCordsville For more: mccordsville.org BREAKFAST WITH ST. NICHOLAS Members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will cook and serve breakfast. St. Nicholas will make an appearance.

When: 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 4 Where: Holy Family Episcopal Church, 11445 Fishers Pointe Blvd., Fishers Cost: Free For more: bit.ly/3owHXmm HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Experience a winter open house art exhibition at High Frequency Arts in Hub and Spoke.

When: 5 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4 Where: Hub and Spoke, 8100 E. 106th St., Fishers Price: Free For more: bit.ly/3Dsxoa6 NOBLESVILLE MAGIC OF LIGHTS Enjoy a family friendly drive-thru holiday lights festival with twinkling and magical light displays.

Price: $25 per carload on weekdays, $35 per carload on weekends When: 5:30 to 10 p.m. through Jan. 2 Where: Ruoff Music Center, 12880 E. 146th St., Noblesville For more: magicoflights.com/events/ ruoff-music-center/ HOLIDAYS AT THE HILL: Enjoy carriage rides, participate in a free

walking light tour and write a letter to Santa When: Ice rink times vary through Jan. 9 Where: Federal Hill Commons, 175 Logan St., Noblesville Price: Varies depending on activity For more: noblesvilleparks.org/235/ Holidays-at-the-Hill DECK THE DOWNTOWN Shop downtown Noblesville for Main Street’s First Friday event When: 5 p.m. to midnight Dec. 3 Where: Downtown Noblesville Price: Admission is free For more: noblesvillemainstreet.org/ new-events WESTFIELD CHRISTMAS AT STUCKEY FARM Guests can select their own living Christmas tree.

Time: Varies When: Nov. 27-28, Dec. 4-5, Dec. 11-12 Where: Stuckey Farm, 19975 Hamilton Boone Rd., Sheridan Price: Varies per tree For more: stuckeyfarm.com/ christmas-with-santa/ WESTFIELD IN LIGHTS: Enjoy a tree lighting, vendors and more.

When: 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4 Where: Downtown Westfield Cost: Free For more: westfieldwelcome.com/ calendar/westfield-in-lights/ ZIONSVILLE SMALL BUSINESS WEEKEND The Zionsville Chamber of Commerce will hand out free tote bags Friday, Saturday and Sunday during Small Business Weekend, as residents are encouraged to shop locally.

Nov. 26-28 When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Local business throughout Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE - SMALL BUSINESS WEEKEND Zionsville shops and restaurants will be open. The event also includes a Santa House.

When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 27 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE PARADE The family friendly parade features the arrival of Santa in Zionsville.

When: 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 27 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org TOWN CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING The Zionsville Chamber of Commerce will lead the town in the lighting of the Zionsville Town Christmas Tree When: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 27 Where: South Main Street in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org GIFT WRAP WEEKEND Free gift wrapping of locally purchased goods by Zionsville Chamber of Commerce staff is available at Sotheby’s on Main Street.

When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 Where: 76 S. Main Street in Zionsville Cost: Free if goods are purchased from local businesses More info: zionsvillechamber.org

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CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE LADIES’ NIGHT Zionsville Village merchants will offer specials and holiday treats for shoppers.

When: 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 9 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org WINTERFEST The event will feature an ice rink and programming throughout the month.

When: Dec. 10 to Jan. 2 Where: Mulberry Fields, 9645 Whitestown Rd., Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE - FAMILY DAY Families are encouraged to participate in Christmas in the Village.

When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 11 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE Christmas in the Village includes holiday festivities, visits with Santa, special shopping and dining events and more.

When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 12, 18, 19 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org CHRISTMAS CRAWL Take a leisurely stroll through the Village of Zionsville and enjoy samples of seasonal beverages and special small plate offerings from some of the restaurants and merchants in the Village. Finish at a local establishment for prizes.

When: 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16 Where: The Village in Zionsville Cost: Free More info: zionsvillechamber.org

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Multicultural family embraces blended holiday traditions

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com The holiday season has looked a little different for Linda Pike since welcoming her daughter-in-law to the family four years ago.

Pike’s daughter-in-law, Peiyan Shao, grew up in China, and at Christmastime they celebrate by combining aspects of their cultural traditions. This year, for example, Pike and her 3-year-old grandson plan to make gingerbread cookies seasoned with homemade Chinese five-spice powder.

“As I learn more and more about Chinese culture, definitely things will change in my home,” Pike said. “As (my grandson) gets older, I’m able to introduce more and more of my family traditions.”

Pike said many commercialized aspects of Christmas are popular in China, such as Santa Claus and gift exchanges. Through the years she’s been struck more by the similarities than differences between the two cultures, she said.

One Chinese tradition she enjoys is gifting cash in an ornate red envelope.

“It sure makes Christmas shopping, birthday shopping and New Year’s gifts so much easier,” Pike said.

A longtime resident of the Home Place area in Carmel, Pike has long been inter-

GIVE THE GIFT OF LIVE EVENTS THIS YEAR Clockwise from left, Linda Pike, her son, Dallis Pike, her daughter-in-law, Peiyan Shao, and grandson, Sean Pike, celebrate the new year.

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ested in learning about other cultures. She lived in Japan for four years before getting married, and as a family and consumer science teacher at Carmel High School from 1997 to 2010, she taught about the cultural histories of certain foods.

The multicultural celebration will continue into the New Year, which in China is celebrated at the end of January or beginning of February. The family plans to embrace several Chinese traditions, such as illuminating lanterns to symbolize good fortune.

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Are you recycling right?

Editor, People in our community have been doing a good job recycling, but did you know not everything you put in the bin is recycled?

One dirty item can contaminate a whole batch of recycling and is considered unusable and thrown into a landfill. Food is a big source of contamination. You should wash all containers that have food residue on it (like pasta sauce in the bottle, yogurt/milk/ juice containers, coffee cups).

To check if you can recycle plastic containers, look at the bottom of the container for a triangle. The numbers 1-7 inside the triangle can be recycled as per Republic Ser-

vices. Do not put any styrofoam or packing peanuts in the recycling bin. All cardboard boxes, like cereal boxes and Amazon boxes, should be flattened. Items with food residue, like pizza boxes and disposable cups/ plates/napkins, cannot be recycled.

Plastic grocery bags are not recyclable but some grocery stores will take them back. Also, do not put recycling items in trash bags, but instead put them in the recycling bin individually.

By taking these simple steps, we can keep trash out of landfills and help our Carmel community.

Vikram Rao, 12-year-old Carmel resident

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Proposed plan calls for 3-story buildings throughout city Editor, This is written to call attention to a specific and far-reaching aspect of the comprehensive plan revision draft that is now under consideration by the Carmel Plan Commission.

In this draft plan, the City of Carmel is encouraging three-story buildings (sometimes higher) and commercial development along several so-called “typical corridors” throughout Carmel. This includes 96th Street from Michigan Road east to the Monon Trail, 106th Street from Spring Mill Road east to past Gray Road, 116th Street from the Boone County line east to Keystone Parkway, 126th Street from Keystone Parkway east

to River Road, Main Street from Old Meridian Street east to past Hazel Dell Parkway, 146th Street across almost all of Carmel and College Avenue from 96th Street north to 116th Street.

I anticipate that this development could potentially include townhouses, apartments, restaurants, bars, fast food, retail, offices or mixed-use. Clearly, this would completely change the character of many residential neighborhoods throughout Carmel.

Carmel residents and homeowners associations are urged to email your comments and concerns to Carmel Plan Commissioners at jshestak@carmel.in.gov.

Dave Fox, Carmel

Indiana residents have had ‘INUF’ Editor, Despite vocal opposition from numerous organizations and citizens last session, Senate Bill 389 was approved by Indiana’s legislature. Why? Legislators only listened to the money of donors who wanted to build on our wetlands rather than to Hoosiers who wanted them protected.

Indiana’s citizens are tired of environmental mistreatment, and we are acting.

In April, concerned citizens took it upon themselves to give the environment a long-overdue voice in Statehouse elections.

We launched Indiana United for Our Future,

a bipartisan political action committee, to change the makeup of the Statehouse — not from one party to another, but from an assembly ignoring our environment to one safeguarding it.

Since our October launch, we have raised over $10,000 and we’re excited to step into the 2022 elections as a new force upholding our future and the rights of our environment. If you too have had “INUF,” go to inuf. eco.

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What is the purpose of Unify Carmel?

Editor, Congratulations on the highly informative article on the Unify Carmel organization in the Nov. 9 issue. Alvin Lui, board president of the ironically named group, is quoted extensively and his statements are illuminating. The irony of the name would be hilarious if it weren’t for the toxicity that this group has brought to our school board meetings.

Lui is quoted as saying, “We understand that critical race theory is not a curriculum,” but he redirects his organization’s ire at diversity and inclusion and social and emotional learning. In reality, these are not vehicles for indoctrination by leftists Lui seems to see around every corner. Rather, they are essential for preparing our students to work with others from different backgrounds and for understanding and coping with their own social situations and emotional states. In my own work life, I have found the tools one builds in studying diversity and inclusion and social and emotional learning to be necessary to build and lead effective teams.

If diversity and inclusion and social and emotional learning are not as Lui says, “a Trojan horse for a lot of political indoctrination,” then what is the purpose of his organization? Is it a cynical ploy to motivate conservative voters to the polls or a delusional effort to slay an imaginary monster? Perhaps it’s both.

Chad Paavola, Carmel

Appreciative of social emotional learning at CCS Editor, I would like to express my appreciation for the way Carmel Clay Schools incorporates social emotional learning into its curriculum. I am the mother of five CCS students, and the effect of this instruction has been all positive for our family.

My second-grader has always struggled with persisting when a task gets difficult. Luckily, she is learning in the classroom how to stop, take stock of her emotions and then evaluate a handful of options that will help make the task easier. My kindergartener is discovering how her mood can affect her ability to learn at school and what she can do to get from feeling sad or tired (blue smiley face) or mad (red smiley face) to a green one (alert and ready to learn).

My fifth- and seventh-graders are learning how to be courteous to others and how to avoid negative situations online. And my CHS freshman recently took a self-evaluation to determine his current level of grit (a characteristic that is valued by college admissions).

He also engages in friendly discussions with peers in his homeroom class, spurred by conversation-starter prompts that the school counseling program provides.

He says it’s nice to see kids unplug and enjoy talking with each other.

Being kind and social and understanding how to

get through negative emotions, bad days and stressful interpersonal situations, are life skills that will aid our children not only throughout their time in public school, but well into their adult years.

I’m also pleased that Smoky Row Elementary’s PTO has started a diversity, equity and inclusion parent group. We have such a beautiful array of diversity at our elementary school, and our DEI group is collaborating to find the best ways to help the children understand, appreciate and celebrate each other.

Reading, writing, math and science are skills that bring academic success and ultimately innovation, productivity and prosperity to a community. Social emotional learning skills allow us to stay not only productive but also happy in our interactions with others and well-balanced in our personal lives. And the ability to value and include others, even those who are different than ourselves, and to look for the good in them is what makes that prosperous life worth living.

These skills take just as much training and practice to develop as do academic subjects. I believe our school district is doing a great job of preparing our students for success in all aspects of life.

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CRT affecting churches, too Editor, Parents across the nation are pushing back against the ideology of critical race theory that has infiltrated our schools, creating division among our children based on skin color. Unfortunately, this destructive ideology has metastasized to some churches.

I am an ordained minister in a denomination that requires its pastors to confess our own participation in the “systemic sin of racism” by attending anti-racism training or risk losing our standing in the church. This could result in the loss of one’s livelihood and is a coercive way to promote a woke theology that flies in the face of biblical Christianity.

I preached a sermon on Galatians 3:28 where St. Paul reminds us “we are all one in Christ.” The cultural context for the sermon was how schools are covertly using the ideologies of social emotional learning and CRT to teach our children to see all things through the lens of race. This is antithet-

ical to what Scripture teaches: We are all created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). God does not see creation as groups of people — he sees us as individuals. Jesus’ call to “repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” was a color-blind decree.

My church censored this message by removing the sermon from its Facebook page and insinuated I am no longer welcome to preach there. I urge pastors to denounce nonbiblical ideologies such as CRT and “social justice” and promote biblical justice and biblical Christianity. Churches must boldly speak out against the current cultural decline rather than distorting Scripture to promote a woke theology that is neither biblical nor Christian.

If a church claims to be “open and affirming,” it’s time we ask ourselves: To what?

Is it to the eternal Word of God or the ever-changing dogma of the woke?

Andrea Boutselis, Indianapolis

CCS needs to hear parents’ concerns Editor, Ms. Vahrenkamp’s critique of Unify Carmel and Alvin Liu (Nov. 16) was needlessly personal in nature. Unify Carmel is a new effort

by Carmel parents to assert some needed influence over public school policies and curriculum, despite a lack of transparency by the school administration. This is not unique to Carmel. We have seen this same parental “put-down” in Virginia and elsewhere where school teaching policies are “none of the business” of parents.

All over the country “diversity, equity and inclusion” has descended on schools as a new obsession about race. Long since for-

gotten is the color-blind plea of Dr. Martin Luther King. In its place is a credo of suspicion that race bias is everywhere, and an inquisition must find it and stamp it out.

I have read the plan of the Carmel DEI officer now in place. Hovering over every part of the administration and each individual school building is a committee to enforce DEI thinking. I have lived in Carmel for many years. I have seen nothing that deserves pitting our teachers and parents in an ideological struggle. The administration should stop hiding from parents and welcome their legitimate concerns.

Stanley A. Huseland, Carmel

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Einstein, who came For argument’s sake, everyone will want seconds. from a nice Jewish – DICK WOLFSIE let’s say they’re havfamily where food, of ing 12 people for dincourse, played a very ner. We should make important role. Some biographers think the enough mashed potatoes for 24 people beequation E = mc2 really meant the amount cause, if the spuds are good, everyone will of food you can eat (that’s E) is equal to the want seconds. But other people also will size of the average mouth (that’s M) times be bringing dishes, and they, no doubt, are the number of cousins (C) who were invited. also familiar with this culinary formula. If all Then, Einstein’s mother just squared every12 people bring enough food for 24 people, thing, which became a holiday tradition … there will be enough on the table that night and is why most people gain 11 pounds beto feed 288 people. tween Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com SUCCESS Space is headed to Carmel.

The city will be home to one of the first three coworking franchises from SUCCESS Franchising, which is an COWORKING affiliate of SUCCESS Enterprises. The business publishes SUCCESS magazine, which has focused on personal and professional development for 124 years. The other two franchise locations are planned for Jacksonville, Fla., and Huntsville, Ala. All are expected to open in the spring of 2022.

SUCCESS Space locations are planned to be approximately 5,000-square-foot concepts, which offer highly flexible, on-demand rental workspaces for individual and group use, access to professional development coaching, media production services, virtual-world communications technology and a full-service cafe.

“The SUCCESS Space franchise meets the demand for a new kind of workplace that is socially minded, technically savvy and positioned locally,” said Kelli Schroeder, vice president of franchise development for SUCCESS Space. “At SUCCESS Space, we aim to grow in suburban communities because we know that people still need a place to go to handle their work without having the hourplus commute to their office or city center.

We saw Carmel as a great match, given the growing population, the commercial retail investments being made along the Monon Trail and, most importantly, our franchisees, Amanda and Rodney Heard. The Heards have an ‘early-adopter’ mentality, are serial entrepreneurs and are very committed to investing in their local community.”

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Carmel. Heard Real Estate Team is part of eXp Realty. Amanda said the couple is in the site selection process for the coworking space. Possible sites include Midtown South to Carmel Drive on the Monon Trail and Clay Terrace area, Amanda said.

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Flix to reopen by Christmas

By Ann Marie Shambaugh AnnMarie@youarecurrent.com Fans of Flix Brewhouse in Carmel are looking forward to Christmas a bit more than usual this year.

COMING SOON The cinema eatery will reopen by Dec. 25, according to Chance Robertson, Flix Brewhouse president and COO, and it may reopen sooner.

“We want to spend the holidays with our family in Carmel, so our No. 1 priority is getting the doors open,” Robertson said. “I’m sure after the New Year we’ll have some ‘We’re Back’ specials and promotions.”

The theater at 2206 E 116th St. in Merchants’ Square shut its doors in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to lockdowns across the U.S. It reopened briefly in November 2020 but closed again as the pandemic worsened.

Carmel will be the last of the Flix Brewhouse locations to reopen, Robertson said, as the company has worked to navigate

through discussions with vendors and landlords, ensuring it has adequate film content and finding more than 100 employees.

Some former Flix Brewhouse employees will return to Carmel, including the general manager, who returned to work this week, and some kitchen staff, who have already returned to the building to clean and prepare it to reopen. Flix will hold a hiring fair from noon to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at the theater to fill open positions.

Robertson said Flix Brewhouse will post a reopening date on the Carmel location’s Facebook page when it has been set.

Flix Brewhouse is based in Round Rock, Texas, where it opened its first location in 2011. The Carmel theater was the company’s third, opening in April 2015.

Several Flix Brewhouse locations reopened in the summer. The company has relied on assistance from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant to help relaunch its theaters.

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DISPATCHES Community First Bank board appointments — Community First Bank of Indiana recently announced that Matthew Murphy III, Dr. Stacy Atkinson and John C. Hingst are the newest members of the bank’s board of directors and its holding company, Community First Financial Corporation.

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Merchants Bank hire — Merchants Bank of Indiana has hired Janette Milborn as a treasury management officer, based in Carmel. Prior to joining Merchants, Milborn most recently served as a business relationship manager for JPMorgan Chase Bank in the Bloomington and Indianapolis regions. In her new role with

Merchants Bank, Milborn will be responsible for working alongside businesses to manage cash flow needs, utilize technology to streamline banking and mitigate fraud. Milborn is a graduate of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.

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Foundation gives $20K to grow career education opportunities news@currentincarmel.com The Duke Energy Foundation has provided a $20,000 grant to the Hamilton County Center for Career AchieveDUKE ENERGY ment to support the development and expansion of educational programming for the nearly 70,000 students in the Hamilton County public school systems. The funding is part of an effort to establish a connection for youth to the workforce pipeline.

The HCCCA was established in June to coordinate and expand course offerings for students in Hamilton County public schools through initial support from the Hamilton County Council and Commissioners. The mission of the HCCCA is to provide students with an understanding of the high-wage, high-demand jobs that are available in their communities while giving them the education, credentials and college credits to pursue these occupations after leaving high school. HCCCA plans to pilot multiple

programs in the fall of 2022.

“Through the generosity of Duke Energy, we will be able to create comprehensive education and training pathways that will provide students the opportunity to earn high school credit, college credit and stackable credentials,” said Carrie Lively, HCCCA executive director. “Students across Hamilton County will have the opportunity to successfully transition into college or the workforce equipped with the knowledge and skills to be successful.”

Duke Energy and the HCCCA view the programming as an opportunity to grow and retain top talent within Hamilton County, providing employers with a workforce pipeline that is trained to meet the needs of today and the future. The funding will run through September 2022 and is earmarked to support research, development, expansion and implementation of coursework and work experiences available to all students in Hamilton County.

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New St. Vincent centers aid burn, pediatric trauma patients

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Ascension St. Vincent has expanded its capability to treat burn victims and pediatric trauma patients.

GROWTH The flagship campus at 86th Street in Indianapolis opened a new Adult and Pediatric Burn Center Sept. 20. On the same day, Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent celebrated the opening of its Pediatric Trauma Center.

Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs and registered nurse Jeanie Leggett will lead the burn center.

Gibbs said the advantage of having a burn center at St. Vincent’s Hospital Gibbs is that the hospital also is an adult and pediatric trauma center.

“Therefore, the full spectrum of traumatic injuries can be cared for under one roof,” Gibbs said.

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A new burn center recently opened at the Ascension St. Vincent’s flagship campus at 86th Street in Indianapolis Sept. 20. Pictured is one of two hydrotherapy rooms in the burn center.

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clinic that can accommodate various wound care procedures and dressing changes.

“We have two hydrotherapy rooms in the burn unit as well as a designated physical therapy room,” Gibbs said. “This allows the burn patient’s care to be centralized in one space rather than having to travel throughout the hospital. This way a dedicated team of clinicians, nurses and therapists come to them.”

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Gibbs said prior to the opening of St. Vincent’s Burn Center, adult burn patients were sent to the Eskenazi Burn Center and pediatric patients were sent to the Riley Burn Center.

“In the unfortunate event that a family is involved in a house fire, the entire family can be treated together in the Ascension St. Vincent Burn Center,” Gibbs said. “Mom and dad can be placed next to their children in the burn unit. We believe this will allow families to heal quicker both physically and emotionally when their loved ones are close to them.”

The Pediatric Trauma Center is led by Dr. Brett Engbrecht, a pediatric surgeon who is serving as the medical director of the center, and registered nurse Abby Adkins, a program manager.

“For over 10 years, St. Vincent has had an Adult Engbrecht Trauma Center,” Engbrecht said. “In the trauma world, adult is 15 years and older. That would include any kind of injury, including the most serious injuries.

Now, the Pediatric Trauma Center will take

care of anyone 14 years and younger. We did get minor trauma before like broken bones and injuries for pediatric patients, but what this does is open us up to receive patients in car accidents with severe, life-threatening injuries. The advantage if you have a car accident with parents and children injured (is), all the family can come to one hospital system. They don’t have to be spread to different buildings and different campuses.

If a family comes to visit, they can visit everybody under one roof.”

There are two resuscitation bays to take care of trauma patients. There are 17 rooms in the emergency department.

In the past, Engbrecht said patients under 14 with serious injuries would have to be transferred to another hospital with a pediatric trauma center.

Engbrecht said the most common pediatric trauma is caused by falling.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin will experience a couple of firsts on his final holiday concert show in 2021.

MUSIC McLaughlin will make his first appearance with Carmel Symphony Orchestra. The performances will be at Westfield High School, which will mark the first McLaughlin has performed there as well.

McLaughlin will headline two Holiday Pops performances with the Carmel Symphony Orchestra Dec. 18 at Westfield High School’s auditorium, 18250 N. Union St. The concerts, sponsored by IU Health North, will be at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

McLaughlin, a pianist, has previously played with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Anderson Symphony Orchestra. McLaughlin’s brother Jeffrey has taught music at WHS since 2008.

Jeffrey will join his brother on drums for the concert.

“That’s going to be super fun,” Jon McLaughlin said. “When I first started playing in gigs, my brother was on drums. We played this summer with Anderson Symphony, and he was on drums. Typically, we play together now once a year.”

McLaughlin has lived in Nashville, Tenn., for seven years. Growing up in Anderson, McLaughlin lived five years in Broad Ripple and two years in Carmel.

“We’ll do a couple songs with just me and the band, but for 90 percent of the show the orchestra will be there,” he said.

“I love playing with a full orchestra. I’m going to have them on every chart possible. I wrote two more charts for orchestra for two of my new songs. I could play with just the band, but it would be a tragedy to have the Carmel Symphony out there patiently sitting there when I’m doing music.

I want them on every song.”

McLaughlin plays holiday original songs along with some cover songs. He said he usually ends with the song “Hallelujah This Christmas,” which he recorded with

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FEINSTEIN’S Jazz musician Lonnie McFadden, a singer, tap dancer and trumpeter, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26-27 at Feinstein’s in the Hotel Carmichael in Carmel.

MUD CREEK PLAYERS Mud Creek Players will present “A Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon” through Dec. 11, including a Nov. 28 show, at Mud Creek Theater, 9750 E. 86th St., Indianapolis.

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Singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin will perform two Holiday Pops concerts with Carmel Symphony Orchestra. (Photo courtesy of Jon McLaughlin)

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“It’s an all a cappella song,” he said.

McLaughlin said he has an arrangement of “Jingle Bells,” which was on his first Christmas record in 2014.

“It’s the most challenging song for me to play, which makes it the most fun,” he said. “It’s super fast. We’re going 1,000 miles an hour. It’s very jazzy. There’s a solo. It’s fun.”

CSO Artistic Director Janna Hymes expects two fun-filled shows.

“Our musicians can’t wait to perform with this Indiana legend,” Hymes stated.

“Jon embodies everything that is ‘Hoosier’ in the very best sense, and his passion for music is evident in each note he plays.”

McLaughlin’s newest album, “All The Things I Say To Myself,” was set to be released Nov. 19. He has performed a few of the songs on the tour. The video from the album’s first single, “Why it Hurts?”, was shot in Indianapolis.

The concert with CSO will be the final

one on his return.

“It’s going to be a return to not being busy for a while,” McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin began making up all the postponed 2020 dates in September 2021.

Then he started a holiday concert tour in Minneapolis.

His first holiday album had four songs.

“I thought we had either to have more songs or we have a 20-minute concert,” McLaughlin said. “Now, I have three holiday albums. The third one came out in 2020, which made no sense because I couldn’t tour on it.”

Instead, he did several livestreams.

“I got very used to being in a room alone with a camera,” he said. “The first time I was back out and finished a song and got some applause, I thought, ‘This feels good.’”

Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for children. For tickets, visit carmelsymphony.org. For more on McLaughlin, visit jonmcl.com.

The Indiana Ballet Conservatory will have four performances of “The Nutcracker” Nov. 27-28 at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. For more, visit indianaballetconservatory.org.

Bonham, Deer set to perform editorial@youarecurrent.com Guitarists/vocalists Gordon Bonham and Gene Deer will perform in the Live at Center series at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Studio Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Bonham and Deer have been pillars of the regional blues scene for decades, touring widely and performing regularly at festivals, public events and venues like the Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis. For this performance, they will trade off songs and accompany each other in an acoustic format.

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‘Nutcracker With A Twist’ set

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Ballet INitiative was the only company to present PERFORMANCE a live version of “The Nutcracker” in the Indianapolis area.

“Last year, we performed with masks and to a very small audience,” said Lauren Nasci, a Carmel resident and one of the organization’s five co-founders.

Ballet INitiative will present “Nutcracker With A Twist” at 7 p.m. Dec. 10, 11 and 18 and 2 p.m. Dec. 19 at The Cat, 254 Veterans Way, in Carmel.

The company’s version includes classical and jazzy sections.

“Our mice are 6- to 10-year-olds who do hip-hop, and our soldiers are all tappers,” Nasci said. “It’s fun to mix around the types of dancing you do within a show.”

The young dancers are from Indy Dance Academy, 9401 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis.

Ballet INitiative rehearses at the Indy Dance Academy, and one of the co-founders, Casie Nicole, is an instructor there.

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Christmas show returns

By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com After “A Beef & Boards Christmas” celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017, the longtime show was BEEF & BOARDS put on hiatus so Beef & Boards could present other holiday musicals.

Now, after a four-year absence, it will return Nov. 26 to Dec. 23 at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis.

“I’m so excited to bring back ‘A Beef and Boards Christmas’ because I love staging a fun musical revue,” said Carmel resident Ron Morgan, who handles the musical staging and choreography. “It gives us the opportunity to have a good time with all styles of music and dance. I feel like everyone in our audience will find something special for them in our show. It will be good to get together and have some good holiday cheer.

“We are bringing back our favorite cast members that help strengthen our show from year to year, including Kenny Shepard and Deb Wims. We also have some very talented new faces that will bring a fun energy to the show as well.”

SMALL BUSINESS “A Beef & Boards Christmas” co-hosts Kenny Shepard and Deb Wims share a dance. (Photo courtesy of Beef & Boards)

Jalynn Steele, who made her Beef & Boards debut as Tanya in “Mamma Mia!” in 2017, will be the featured singer. Other performers include Pete Scharbrough, Bobbi Bates, Michael Ray Fisher and Bridgette Ludlow.

“The show features our great singers and dancers, but I think our audience loves to see our special characters such as the Grinch, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Rudolph and the star of our show, Santa,” Morgan said.

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special on television.”

Fishers resident Max McCreary, who teaches at Roots’ School of Theatre in Mikayla Koharchik is quite familiar with Fishers, shaved off his beard for his role of the role of Charlie Brown’s tormenter, Lucy.

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Koharchik has played “It’s a great cast. We just get to PLAY Lucy twice in “You’re sit and play together when in the A Good Man, Charroom rehearsing,” McCreary said. lie Brown.’ Now, the Zionsville McCreary, a 2014 Zionsville Comresident will play Lucy in Civic munity High School graduate, said he Theatre’s production of “A Charlie wasn’t a big fan of Charlie Brown speBrown Christmas” Nov. 26 to Dec. cials as a child. As an adult, he empa18 at The Tarkington at the Center thizes with Charlie Brown, he said.

Koharchik for the Performing Arts in Carmel.

Emily Chrzanowski, a 2021 Carmel “I love the role because she is so over the High School graduate and Ball State Univertop and bossy,” Koharchik said. “She is just sity freshman, plays Violet. a lot of fun to play. My son said, ‘Mommy, “I like the role of Violet because throughyou are too old (to play Lucy).’” out the play, there is a clear change of She informed her son that all the characheart in her for ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ ters are played by adults. which isn’t about the presents or treats, “To have a bunch of adults playing chilbut about treating people and things with dren is so much fun,” said Koharchik, a kindness,” Chrzanowski said. “When I found Zionsville Middle School instructional coach. out that Civic was doing this show last year “I like channeling a 6-year-old girl who has and they offered the role to me, I was so extrouble managing her emotions. It’s a great cited. I was devastated when the show was show for families and kids. I can’t wait for canceled last year, so I was very excited to my own children to come see it because find out we were able to put it on now.” they are obsessed with this Charlie Brown For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Susan Hill fell in love with the script of “The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon” when she read it THEATER for the first time a couple of years ago.

“I was excited when Mud Creek scheduled it,” Hill said.

“One of the most fun aspects about this production is the quick pace and the gentle fun it pokes at holiday movies. It is a very funny take on formula holiday movies, and, yes, there is a happy ending.”

Mud Creek Players’ production of the holiday movie parody started Nov. 19 and concludes Dec. 11 at Mud Creek Theater, 9740 E. 86th St., Indianapolis.

“As one of two narrators who play different characters and keep up the quick pace, it is a bit of a challenge to remember who I am, where I am and what I’m supposed to say,” Hill said.

Geist resident Alysa Craige plays Holly, a Vermont innkeeper whose inn the evil developers are trying to destroy.

Craige said the biggest challenge is to

Alysa Craige (Holly) and Austin Stodgehill (Brett) rehearse a scene. (Photo by Erin Keller).

keep a straight face,” “I’ve been working on my poker face, but we’ll see how good I can sell it when there’s an audience responding,” she said.

“The whole experience has been fun so far.

It’s not hard to love working with this cast and script. Last year, I dove deep into the Hallmark movie scene, and this play hits all the tropes — small towns, secret princes, business people coming to destroy a local establishment, we make fun of it all.”

Fishers resident Tonya Keller plays Joy, a romance novelist staying at the inn.

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Sue Wolfgang, Clerk November 15, 2021 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS CARMEL, INDIANA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION from the GENERAL FUND (#101) Ordinance D-2607-21 Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of the City of Carmel, at their regular meeting place at Carmel City Hall, One Civic Square, Council Chambers at 6 p.m. on the 6th day of December, 2021, will consider the following appropriation in excess of the budget for 2021: $661,151.35 from the GENERAL FUND OPERATING Balances To Carmel Police Department (#1110): Line item 4239011 – Special Dept. Supplies $1,500.00 Carmel Police Department (#1110): Line item4239012 – Safety Supplies $17,000.00 Carmel Police Department (#1110): Line item 4239099 – Other Miscellaneous $3,500.00 Carmel Police Department (#1110): Line item 4356001 – Uniforms $15,000.00 Carmel Police Department (#1110): Line item 4356002– Uniform Accessories $15,000.00 Carmel Police Department (#1110): Line item 4356003 – Safety Accessories $17,400.00 Carmel Police Department (#1110): Line item 4465001 – Cars & Trucks $200,000.00 Carmel Police Department (#1110): Line item 4467099 – Other Equipment $391,751.35 The source of revenue for the above is the General Fund (#101).

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Capital verbification offenses Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt

Formal gardens at Oldfields. (Photos by Don Knebel)

A Visit to Oldfields Commentary by Don Knebel Shortly before 1909, Hugh Landon and Linnaes Boyd, Indianapolis Water Co. executives, acquired 52 acres of TRAVEL rolling farmland just west of Michigan Road and north of Maple (38th) Street to develop an exclusive neighborhood they named “Woodstock.”

Boyd divided his half into residential lots.

On his 26 acres, which he called “Oldfields,” Landon built a 22-room concrete and stucco Châteauesque house, designed by his architect brother-in-law. When completed in 1913, Landon’s house, overlooking the White River, featured a music room, library, living room and dining room on the first floor, sleeping rooms and servant quarters on the second floor and an elegant ballroom on the third floor. In 1920, Jessie Spaulding, Landon’s second wife, engaged the Olmsted Brothers, nationally renowned landscape architects, to expand the estate’s gardens.

The five-year project added a ravine garden, a formal allée flanked by Dutch elm trees, a fountain and a rendition of the “Three Graces” sculpture. When Jessie died in 1930, Landon sold Oldfields to J. K. Lilly Jr., the grandson of Eli Lilly, and himself a noted philanthropist. Landon donated the proceeds to Riley Hospital.

The Lilly family made a number of improvements to the property, including adding a larger library to the house and a new vestibule aligned with the allée. Murals inside the house reflected the gardens outside. After J. K. Lilly Jr.’s death in 1967, his children donated Oldfields to the Art Association of Indianapolis. Oldfields is now a part of Newfields, which includes the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The Landon/

There’s an ad out right now for Google’s Chromebook laptop with a slogan that says, “Switch to a new way to laptop.”

While I’m hesitant to GRAMMAR GUY disparage any of our digital overlords for fear of being stricken from search results, I feel obligated to take a stand. You can’t “laptop” something; “laptop” isn’t a verb.

While I try my hardest to keep things positive here at Grammar Guy H.Q., certain things grate my grammar gears. While I’ve touched on the “verbification” of nouns before, I haven’t explored how marketers and company names have verbified nouns ad nauseam.

I know I’ve seen other versions of brazen verbification in the oversaturated commercial environment in which we live, but the Google example really made me want to laptop someone in the face.

Of course, it’s every modern company’s goal to become a verb themselves. While Bing (Microsoft’s search engine) tried hard to make “Bing” a verb, people still “Google” queries into search engines (usually Goo-

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When you owe a friend money these days, you don’t write them a check. You probably don’t even have cash. Instead, you “Venmo” or “PayPal.” This brings up another confusing point: Do you keep the verbified company name capitalized? According to the AP and Chicago stylebooks, the answer is “yes,” although you’ll find the word “Google” as a verb lowercase (“google”) in many online dictionaries.

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The official word nerd term for converting a noun into a verb is “denominalization.” While I don’t mind this word, I prefer “verbification” or even “verbing.” I like the irony of taking the noun “verb” and verbing it.

Curtis Honeycutt is a national award-winning, syndicated humor writer. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.

View from rear of Lilly House at Oldfields.

Oldfields’ formal allée

Lilly mansion, known as the “Lilly House,” has been restored to its 1930s appearance, furnished primarily with possessions of the Lilly family. Oldfields was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003 because of its authentic representation of country estates of wealthy American industrialists.

Tours of Oldfields, including the Lilly House, can be arranged at discovernewfields.org/ do-and-see/places-to-go/lilly-house.

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